Comments on: Verifying your WordPress site with Google http://gradic.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/verifying-your-wordpress-site-with-google/ Online research journal for a grad student in IC Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:57:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pacio49 http://gradic.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/verifying-your-wordpress-site-with-google/#comment-38 pacio49 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:09:57 +0000 http://gradic.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/verifying-your-wordpress-site-with-google/#comment-38 True, technically you can list your site with Google without the workaround, but in order to access the better Webmaster tools and site metrics tracking bits, you need to be able to 'verify' the site. I guess that's to stop folks from posting their competition's website URL and then having access to all the site metrics. Just a slight workaround issue. The 'verify' page title is a bit ugly, but for our purposes it opens up the Webmaster site metrics tools. True, technically you can list your site with Google without the workaround, but in order to access the better Webmaster tools and site metrics tracking bits, you need to be able to ‘verify’ the site. I guess that’s to stop folks from posting their competition’s website URL and then having access to all the site metrics.

Just a slight workaround issue. The ‘verify’ page title is a bit ugly, but for our purposes it opens up the Webmaster site metrics tools.

]]> By: introinteractive http://gradic.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/verifying-your-wordpress-site-with-google/#comment-37 introinteractive Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:50:39 +0000 http://gradic.wordpress.com/2007/10/05/verifying-your-wordpress-site-with-google/#comment-37 Great info, there! I was actually thinking more of Google Analytics, which requires you to drop a snippet of code into your templates. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that makes Analytics unreachable for wordpress.com blogs. Great info, there! I was actually thinking more of Google Analytics, which requires you to drop a snippet of code into your templates. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that makes Analytics unreachable for wordpress.com blogs.

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